In addition to the Sea of Cortez and its abundance ofmarine life, the surrounding desert is a unique and
beautiful ecosystem full of surprises. Over thecenturies, its flora and fauna have evolved endemic characteristics due to their relative isolation. North
of La Paz huge cave paintings are all that remain ofa band of hunter-gatherer nomads that inhabited the
area 10,000 years ago. To the south, the Sierra de laLaguna Mountains rise from sea level to more than
6,000 feet and back again, separating the
Sea of Cortez from the Pacific Ocean on anarrow portion of the peninsula less thansixty miles wide.
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